Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse’s 28-20 loss to Louisville in the Carrier Dome on Saturday was witnessed by a representative from Florida Citrus Sports of Orlando, Fla.

That group puts on the Champs Sports Bowl, which selects the next Big East team after the conference sends its champion to a BCS bowl.

Barry Delello, a 1976 graduate of SU who now lives in Orlando, said he was in town as a “goodwill ambassador” to get a close-up look at the Orange, which remains second in the league behind 3-0 Pittsburgh, despite falling to 3-2.

“We’re pretty excited about the direction Syracuse has taken,” Delello said before the game.

The Champs Sports Bowl, set for Dec. 28, pits a Big East team against a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The bowl also has the option of taking Notre Dame, if the Irish aren’t in a BCS bowl.

That’s the last bowl game SU played in, losing 51-14 to Georgia Tech in 2004.

Delello, who hails from Bainbridge, near Sidney, said the last game he watched in the Carrier Dome was SU’s 17-9 upset of No. 1 Nebraska in 1984.